Issue 2 (2024)
Deerfield is the journal of the Boston University Writing Program. Each issue publishes a sampling of the best undergraduate work composed by students in our courses. Our name is inspired by Deerfield Street, adjacent to the Writing Program building.
Issue 2 (2024)
Table of Contents
Writing
An Imperfect Mirror: How Objectivity Distorts the Reality It Seeks to Reflect | Ethan Cappelleri (essay)
Greenspace in Chelsea: The Influence of Economic Injustice, Legislative Malpractice, and Environmental Racism | Stella Lavallee (essay)
Modern Muckrakers: Investigative Reporting and Corporate Factory Farming | Trinity Olander (essay) | Tony Wallace Award for Writing Excellence
Chasing After Time: Examining Mirrors and Windows in Serial Photography | Mrinalee Reddy (essay)
The Dichotomy Between the Enemy Inside and Outside: Audre Lorde’s Heartening Adaptation of the War Metaphor and Rhetoric of Protest in The Cancer Journals | Karishma Sivakumar (essay)
Earthquake, Thunderbolt, Fire, Father: Community and Catastrophe in the Wake of 3/11 | Roshan Sivaraman (essay) | Prize Project Award
AI in Healthcare: Counteracting Algorithmic Bias | Emma Stone (essay)
A Museum’s Plea for Viewer Engagement: Tender Loving Care | Brielle Telfair (essay)
Creative Writing
The Sunbonnet | Lily (Zaiyue) Gui (short story) | Prize Project Award
When The Lotus Speaks, | Layla Thu Nguyen (poetry)
Undiagnosed | Rae Ruane (graphic memoir)
A Tumble Down the Stairs | Jiayi Zhang (graphic memoir)
Multimedia
How Domestic and International Pressures Impact China’s Climate Action | Tiffany Liu (video)
Fishy, Fishier, Fishiest | Alyssa Bauman and Kamya Parekh (podcast) | Prize Project Award
Cover Image
Daydreaming | Iris Ren